The Wild Things is a documentary series which takes offers a different view on the world around us and looks at how plants help to offer an understanding of the changing British wildlife. The series is presented by Chris Myers and his Labrador Lottie. They are joined by one of country's best botanists, Dr Trevor Dines, and lichenologist Sally Eaton.

The series offers a different view on the world around us and looks at how plants help to offer an understanding of the changing British wildlife. The team are in Merseyside, where Trevor puts on a wetsuit to find out how an invasive pond plant, the New Zealand pygmyweed, is able to grow in the dark while Chris uses a frying pan to test the sticking power of a small barnacle.